Chapter 10: The Wife’s Secret
I finally regained my consciousness. I didn’t understand why Xia Ling was by my side. Right now I didn’t think I belonged to any of the cliques, although Pin Chuanxia and Shang Zhiyuan probably counted as the closest relationships I had here at that time.
But at this moment, Qian Duoduo was just like me, staying in a corner, and blankly looking at the person who died.
That man.
That’s right, the head of the family of three was really laying in a pool of blood. He was sacrificed before he had the chance to even report his own name.
The number of people on this plane was once again reduced, into a subtle number, eleven people.
And it was even more depressing because this number would continue to decrease, until the final few people, in order to determine which side ultimately survived.
It would either be the Howlers, or our pa.s.sive pa.s.sengers’ side.
The fear was like transparent chains, shackled to our throats and life, until we almost suffocated, then we would be able to see Grim Reaper calling to us.
And the threat just now, even if it wasn’t because the threat against him came true, watching a despicable person like him die was a pleasure.
But this death was too on the spot, and it put me in a disadvantage. Even if it was a jinx, it shouldn’t be so efficacious.
“How, how did he…”
Guan Ling was surprised. As the crowd exploded in panic, w.a.n.g Qiang locked his eyebrows quickly and covered the eyes of the little loli who was beside him, but this action only increased the suspicion against them.
“Ai, this has become more troublesome.”
Even though Shang Zhiyuan didn’t try to strike the man when he was in a bad place, it was clear that he also didn’t like that man too much. But at the same time, it didn’t mean he would like someone like me, a player who refused to cooperate, give an opinion, and help several times.
I believed that to many people who wanted to survive, I was considered a large obstacle.
“You should be careful. If you keep continuing not to speak, you risk being expelled.”
Pin Chuanxia made a mischievous movement. However, looking at her floral dress and small face now, I couldn’t smile at all. This was obviously a targeted a.s.sa.s.sination.
The Howlers had almost started taking actions blatantly in a chaotic situation now.
Whether it was w.a.n.g Qiang who was quiet, or Guan Ling who was being suspected just now, or me who just happened to say the wrong thing, we were essentially the three Howlers.
And the reason Qian Duoduo was avoiding us had became clearer. This guy not only wanted to survive, but he also didn’t want to be dragged down by anyone else.
“Old man, how do you see this situation?”
It was almost time for the voting. The silver-haired old man’s performance from before had caught Qian Duoduo’s attention. The two people who were originally unrelated, now were standing together; it even seemed like they were like-minded.
Even if the two of them were innocent, their teaming up would be very difficult, and it would likely make the rhythm even more chaotic.
“What, what are you doing! Why are you crying, you worthless thing…”
The wife who had calmed down, immediately stopped the movement of the little boy who was beside her.
It looked like he wanted to be somewhat closer to his own father, even if the man right now looked so terrifying and hideous.
It’s not that I had never seen a crying family and children at a funeral, but I had never seen a wife so calm, and the child’s expression was too unnatural.
Seemed like the little fatty wasn’t sad because of his father’s death at all, but rather, it looked like he was relieved. He was simply crying because he was pinched too hard by that woman.
I could even see a trace of red blood on the tip of the woman’s nails.
Hm, this family of three was surprising terrifying, but at the same time I felt that the extremely unusual reaction of the deceased family was not as simple as it looked.
Back to the death itself, this time, the frightened expression, rusty method, it looked like a first attempt.
And from the height of the wound, it looked like someone with my size had done it. It was not at all neat and clean like when w.a.n.g Qiang did it.
“This, could this really be…”
Liu Nian swallowed the rest of his words when he saw me looking at him.
And at this time, the little boy went back to hiding. I wasn’t too concerned about what that college student had said, there was even some value in it, but this little fatty boy, the way he was crying was distinctly strange.
That kind of emotion was indescribable, but it seemed like the reason he was crying was solely because of his own ear which was pulled red.
Interestingly, the woman also intentionally or unintentionally put him behind herself, which blocked the boy’s ears, and any shadow of the child being treated violently by his own parents could not be seen.
So that was why. The red blood was the evidence of her pinching the ear so hard that it bled. Hmph, talk about great motherly love.
“Hmph.”
w.a.n.g Qiang, whose eyes were also really sharp, naturally saw this scene, and gave me a deep look at the same time.
Those eye expressions weren’t easy to detect, and most people would ignore them, but they still gave me a certain amount of information. At that instant, I realized that his att.i.tude towards me had a slight change; at least, he was not as suspicious of me anymore.
As a captain who didn’t dare to come out, this kind of trust was already very precious.
“Amen, death was by our side once again. May his soul rest in peace in heaven…”
But what was even worse was that even the old man who was praying almost truthfully, started looking at me with a subtle expression. Qian Duoduo’s att.i.tude was even more explicit than that of people like Shang Zhiyuan, who seemed to be watching the show from afar.
“Hmph, I thought you were suspicious because you didn’t talk much. So it really was you who did it.”
“Admit it! Murderer, it was certain that you were the one who did it just now, that must be it!”
When Qian Duoduo was accusing me, it was obvious that his gaze couldn’t compete against my lone wolf-like indifference, but that kind of discomfort was quickly dissolved by a simple sentence from the old man.
“Young man, don’t be hasty to make a conclusion, let’s first hear what he has to say. If there’s any problem, it wouldn’t be too late to vote, amen.”
The old man who looked incredibly amiable and had a mouth full of justice was defending me, but he wasn’t feeding me chicken soup for the soul, instead it was a mouthful of thick poison, wanting to put me to death.
I knew I wasn’t the biggest suspect, but now it was clear that they didn’t dare to go after Guan Ling and w.a.n.g Qiang, this golden couple, so they just threw the clues on me.
“I hope you can explain to everyone. After all, you were in an argument, and the method of killing this time, and the bloodstain on you, are all very suspicious.”
The silver-haired old man’s words quickly made Qian Duoduo laugh lowly. People like them were not worth my attention. What was on my mind more was Shang Zhiyuan losing the indifferent att.i.tude from before, and seeming to now be slightly moved.
“You cannot say it like that, old man. Since there were arguments, it should be understood as a frame, right? If last time the Howlers did it to frame w.a.n.g Qiang, then it wouldn’t be strange to frame him again.”
It was rare that Shang Zhiyuan spoke up for me, but I didn’t feel relaxed at all.
Because a guy who hadn’t gotten rid of his own suspicion sided with me. Shang Zhiyuan and w.a.n.g Qiang were both the same, and they were both helping me by default now.
Shang Zhiyuan and w.a.n.g Qiang weren’t friendly, but they both sided with me, so that made it even stranger.
All of these suspicious questions were incredibly deadly to me.
“Exactly, perhaps the murderer did it to frame someone. And this missus, you don’t seem to be sad at all now.”
Pin Chuanxia smiled softly, as she slowly approached the woman and the little boy, looked down to pat the little fellow’s head, and looked at the woman to speak.
What was worth paying attention to was, the little boy didn’t relax because of this friendly action; instead he seemed to be panicked even more.
This made me suspect him more. Especially his ident.i.ty and because he wasn’t sad when his family died. If he was misunderstood and not being suspected, then wouldn’t Pin Chuanxia be more worth suspecting?
I still hadn’t forgotten that she backtracked and voted for Shang Zhiyuan just now.
But on the other hand if she were suspicious, then wouldn’t Shang Zhiyuan be credible? And if the second murder wasn’t committed by w.a.n.g Qiang, then could it have been?
After all, they were the only ones who could have been soldiers, and I have confirmed w.a.n.g Qiang, the possibility of him being the murderer was zero.
The appearance of the forensic scientist had become a third possibility. With her proficiency in those abnormal skills, it would be a cakewalk to imitate a murder.
But this didn’t help me a.n.a.lyze the situation, it only added another possibility. Because if Xia Ling was a Howler, then, the difficulty of this game would increase by a hundred times.
Then, it would be a brazen Howler Queen who was not afraid of voting, not afraid of death.
“Hmph, this little girl is suspecting me? It’s not my responsibility to be sad, right?”
Looked like the family of three were all good at talking. Every one of them was better at talking than the last. The woman wasn’t feeling guilty at all.
“The boy’s father wasn’t responsible for us mother and son at all. It’s already nice of me to not kick his dead body a couple of times. Or else you look, the wound on this kid, were all signs of abuse by his father!”
“You see! See! What kind of a man is this?”
Holding on the little boy’s hand, the woman started criticizing the crimes of her own husband when he was alive. It put the invisible pressure back on me.
The balance of suspicion was tipping. At the moment, Shang Zhiyuan and Pin Chuangxia seemed to have run out of ideas and solutions, and temporarily gave me a shrug of the shoulders and a helpless expression.
But from the bottom of my heart, I had never completely relied on the help they provided. My situation was indeed somewhat awkward, it could even be said that I entered a critical point on the edge of a cliff.
For the first time, I felt the pressure of being suspected by most of the players.
Even if I said something about the little boy being abnormal, it would probably be treated as wrongly accusing of an innocent child. Not to mention his ident.i.ty would probably have a crucial effect in this round of game.
“Big Brother is definitely not a Howler. I believe him, because…”
It was at this moment, I once again heard Guan Ling’s young and tender voice, who was also the most unexpected defender.
“Because that auntie is lying!”